Roundup: High Schoolers Hate Swimming Against Missy Franklin, Scott Boras Runs the Nationals & Car Nearly Destroyed by 18-Wheeler in Vegas
By Jason McIntyre
In the middle of the night, the Bears hired Marc Trestman to be their new coach. He spent the last eight years in the CFL and at NC State. We’ll have more later, but GM Phil Emery seems to be willing to stake his future in the NFL in this boom/bust hire. [Tribune]
It sucks to be a high schooler swimming against Missy Franklin, the Olympic champ. [WSJ]
The Washington Nationals have added another Scott Boras client – reliever Rafael Soriano, 2 years, $28 million. [Fox]
Samantha Steele & Christian Ponder talk about their relationship. [Hot Clicks]
“Wyoming men’s basketball senior guard Luke Martinez admitted to causing serious bodily injury to the man he kicked in the face during a Dec. 30 fight outside of the Buckhorn Bar in downtown Laramie.” [Go Pokes]
Leonard Pitts totally nails the silly “Cornball” Blackness garbage that got Rob Parker suspended then fired from ESPN. [Herald]
“Wedgies lead to prankster’s arrest at Bradenton theater.” [Florida, Yup]
St. John’s 67, Notre Dame 63 in a mild upset in the Garden. [South Bend Trib]
Will we ever see another unbeaten champ in college basketball? It’s been … awhile. [Fox Sports]
The Lakers are about to turn it around. Right? Right? [Sports on Earth]
Manti Te’o’s dad is angry with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. [Chicago Sports Media Watch]
Gil Brandt has a mock draft with Eddie Lacy of Alabama going 16th overall. I’d love it if Jarvis Jones fell to the Jets. [NFL.com]
So current Alabama running back TJ Yeldon was pretty good in high school.
The 1988 Arizona Wildcats, a great college basketball team at the time, rapped. Sean Elliott is strangely one of my favorite players of all-time. [via Borzello]
Here’s your HOLY SHIT dashcam video … from Vegas! Around the :31 mark, buckle up. [via Adam]